NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Declare Bandits as Terrorists Now – Senate Tells Buhari
Nigerian Senate on Wednesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare rampaging and deadly bandits as terrorists. Bandits have been ravaging the northern part of Nigeria, especially Northwest with thousands of people killed and many kidnapped for ransom. Several school children have been abducted by bandits, holding them hostage for months…
Read More »Senate Mourns Late Dora Akunyili’s Widower Chike
The Senate on Wednesday observed one-minute silence for Dr. Chike Akunyili, the widower of the late former Minister of Information, Dora Akunyili. The medical practitioner was reportedly gruesomely murdered by unknown gunmen on Monday evening in Anambra State. This was sequel to a point of order by the the Senator…
Read More »Reps React to NYSC Alleged Advisory Notice On Ransom Payment To Kidnappers
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has described the security tip concerning kidnapping in a handbook issued to members and staff of the National Youth Service Corps and the official denial of the advice by management of the corps as “problematic.” Gbajabiamila stated that the NYSC lied…
Read More »Senate Decries Bad Condition of Federal Roads Nationwide
The Senate Tuesday has decried the bad condition of over 33,000 kilometres-long federal highways spread across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It has therefore sought for N300 billion intervention particularly for the deplorable federal roads in Niger State alone. This is coming just…
Read More »FG Borrowings: Reps To Probe Exclusion Of Rivers From Benefitting States
The House of Representatives says it will investigate the alleged exclusion of Rivers State from the list of states that would benefit from the new Federal Government’s borrowings. The decision by the lower chamber was a sequel to a motion of urgent public importance by Representative Solomon Bob, alleging that…
Read More »Lawan Names Anti-e- transmission of Results Senators into Committee to Sit on Electoral Act Amendment
Senate President, Ahmed Lawan on Wednesday named a seven-member committed to meet with the House of Representatives team to look into contentious aspects of the Electoral Act (amendment) Bill. A look at the seven-member committee showed that most of them had voted against electronic transmission of results when it was…
Read More »Anti-kidnapping Bill Passes 2nd Reading in Senate
A Bill seeking to introduce stiffer punishment for kidnapping, wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement for ransom, has passed second reading at the Senate. This was sequel to the presentation of the lead debate by the sponsor, Ibikunle Amosun (APC-Osun) during plenary on Tuesday. The bill is titled “Abduction, Wrongful Restraints…
Read More »Senate Passes Bills Establishing 2 Federal Varsities in Ekiti, Nasarawa
The Senate has passed two bills seeking to establish two federal universities in Ekiti and Nasarawa states. The bills are Federal University of Health and Medical Sciences Iyin, Ekiti State (Establishment) Bill, 2021, and Federal University Lafia Teaching Hospital (Establishment) Bill, 2021. Both bills are separately sponsored by Senators Opeyemi…
Read More »Cross River North Gets New Senator As Lawan Swears In Jarigbe
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has sworn in Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe as the new Senator representing Cross River North senatorial district of Cross River State. Senator Jarigbe took the oath office at about 11:19 am immediately after the start of Senate plenary on Wednesday. The oath of office was…
Read More »We’re working to have more women in National Assembly – Omo-Agege
As the 2023 general election draws closer, the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, has stated that theSenate Committee on Review of 1999 Constitution was doing everything possible ‘behind the scenes’ to make sure women occupy seats in the National Assembly. Omo-Agege pointed out that certain cultural and religious doctrines were…
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